In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen goes - and possibly stays - bats. Jeff told me he's gonna do a cuss towards the end of this one, so hopefully the dump button works or no one is listening. / Political scientist Leah Stokes examines the wide ideological gap between Congress and US citizens. Leah is co-author of the paper "Legislative Staff and Representation in Congress" in the American Political Science Review.

Organizer Tom Hansen explores the future of socialism and the state under Cuba's new constitution. Tom wrote the article "Challenges for Cuba's New Constitution" for the Mexico Solidarity Network's website. / Researcher Anna Pigott exposes the engine powering the Anthropocene - it's capitalism, not us. Anna Pigott wrote the article "Capitalism is killing the world’s wildlife populations, not ‘humanity’" for The Conversation.

Writer Pavlos Roufos reviews eight years of disaster for Greece under Europe's austerity regime. Pavlos is author of the book "A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past: The Greek Crisis and Other Disasters" from Reaktion Books [UK] / University of Chicago Press [US] / PLUS: Rotten History

Glen Ford explores the politics of race and class under a corporate duopoloy. / Greg Palast explains how Georgia's election was stolen before anyone voted. / In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen does the Tarantella all by himself.

Live from São Paulo, Brian Mier reports on the election of neofascist president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, complicity of the Global North, and what he fears happens next for the country. A special live report from This Is Hell!'s new studio - made possible by listener support. A special live report from This Is Hell!'s new studio - made possible by listener support.

Live from Mexico City, correspondent Laura Carlsen reports on Trump, AMLO and the ends of NAFTA. / Journalist Rachel M. Cohen examines a 50 year shift - in people and politics - between cities and suburbs.

Correspondent Brian Mier reports on the state of fascism in Brazil, before and after Sunday's elections. This interview from our new studio was made possible by listener support: https://thisishell.com/pages/support

Sociologist Brittany Friedman surveys state punishment of Black militant prisoners. Brittany is co-author of the article Solitary Confinement and the Nation of Islam for The Immanent Frame. / In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen goes down the Kavanaugh hole.

Writer David Dayen examines the big businesses powering the immigrant detention machine. David wrote the report "Below the Surface of ICE: The Corporations Profiting From Immigrant Detention" for In These Times. / Reporter Michael Hobbes explains what the health industry gets wrong about obesity. Michael Hobbes wrote the article "Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong" for Huffington Post's Highline.

Writer Megan Erickson looks at the realities of childhood beneath (and beyond) capitalism. Megan wrote the article A Blueprint for Universal Childhood for Jacobin. / In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen discovers micro-generations.

Psychologist Bruce E. Levine examines the return of authoritarianism to the minds, and politics, of Americans. Bruce is author of the book "A Thinking Person’s Guide to Being an Anti-Authoritarian - Strategies, Tools, and Models" from AK Press.

Historian Carol Anderson examines the new mechanisms of voter suppression in America. Carol is author of the book "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy" from Bloomsbury.